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Anonymous Posted 20 years ago
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the best or best

0Hi,02br
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00What is the difference between the two sentences - the one with "the" and another without?02br
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01i00You write the best.02i02br
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01i00You write best. 02i0-
  

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0the second sentence is incorrect. 02br 02br 00by the way you must use 01font 00the. 02br 02br 00all the time if you use superlative you must use with 01font 00the02font 0-

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  • 0the second sentence is incorrect.
  • 02br 02br 00by the way you must use 01font 00the.
  • 02br 02br 00all the time if you use superlative you must use with 01font 00the02font 0-
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0the second sentence is incorrect. because we use 01font00the02font00 in superlative sentences, you can't take out 01font00the02font00 from in this sentence.02br
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00by the way you must use 01font00the. 02font00for example; 01font
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0I'm afraid I'll have to disagree... Have a look here: 05002br
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0but i have talked to my teacher who is from Chicago. He said that 01font00It was a rule and you couldn't break the rule02font00.02br
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00and i know too, it is a rule if you don't want to speak accordingly rule, you can. but if you speak without 01font00the02font00 it isn't grammatica
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0I found both examples in Cambridge:02br
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00Which evening would suit you 01b00best02b00 for the party? (best = superlative of well)02br
01b00It's02b00 best (= It is wise) 01b00to02b00 get to the supermarket early. (best = superlative of good)02br
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00I guess you have to use
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0yes i understand what you said. for example 01font00i'm the greatest. 00and00 it is best to go there and speak about their future.02font02br
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00you meant that, didn't you?0-
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0 Yes, I mean when it's used attributively, you can't leave out the "the". "I'm the greatest (singer on the earth). You can leave it out when it's used as a predicate, or if it has an adverbial value. 0-
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0I have a couple of examples:02br
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00You write 01u00better02u00 after you have slept enough, your ideas are clear by then.02br
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00You write 01u00the best02u00 essays in this school.0-
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0I'm sorry, but "better" is not a superlative ... 050010id6
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01. She speaks English the best of all.02br
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002. She speaks English best of all.02br
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00Sentence #1 is correct, isn't it? Is sentence #2 also acceptable?0-
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0 i suppose the second sentence is also acceptable. but i can't answer you exactly. to pieanne it is acceptable because 01font00of02font00 comes later best. but if i were you i always use the first one. 0-
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